# Sustainability of plant ingredients questioned as fishmeal substitutes

> University of Stirling researchers report that replacing fishmeal with plant ingredients in shrimp feed shifts environmental pressure to land-based food production rather than eliminating it. The study calls for a rethink of the relative sustainability of aquafeed ingredients.

- Date: 2019-04-12 · published 2019-04-12T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/59685-sustainability-of-plant-ingredients-questioned-as-fishmeal-substitutes
- Commodities: [Fishmeal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/FISHMEAL.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md)

## Why it matters

The research questions the sustainability case for plant-based substitutes, which could slow shifts toward soybean meal in aquafeed, but it has no immediate price effect.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: neutral
- FISHMEAL: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2024-09-30 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Global fishmeal and fish oil production surges in 2024](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28383-aquafeed-com-global-fishmeal-and-fish-oil-production-surges-in-2024.md) | -2.5% | -10.5% |
| SBM | 2022-05-02 | [S&P Global launches Americas animal feed ingredient calculations May 2 \| S&P Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41526-s-and-p-global-launches-americas-animal-feed-ingredient-calculations-may-2-s.md) | -3.9% | -2.8% |
| SBM | 2022-09-01 | [Fishing sector increased 29.03% in july of the current year - Noticias - Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática - Plataforma del Estado Peruano](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39482-fishing-sector-increased-29-03-in-july-of-the-current-year-noticias-instituto.md) | -4.6% | -6.4% |
| SBM | 2025-05-07 | [Aquafeed.com \|
   

   
    Fishmeal and fish oil production remains high](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24762-aquafeed-com-fishmeal-and-fish-oil-production-remains-high.md) | -0.0% | +2.2% |
| SBM | 2022-01-17 | [IFFO’s analysis on fishmeal and fish oil market trends - International Aquafeed](https://feedsoft.ai/events/43235-iffo-s-analysis-on-fishmeal-and-fish-oil-market-trends-international-aquafeed.md) | -9.7% | +3.3% |

## Sources

- feedstuffs.com: https://www.feedstuffs.com/nutrition-and-health/sustainability-of-plant-ingredients-questioned-as-fish-meal-substitutes

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